Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty, M.S.N.

Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Specialty Areas: Family, Pediatric Primary Care, Adult-Gerontological Primary Care, Women’s Health, Psychiatric-Mental Health (Across the lifespan), and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care.

Prerequisites

1. A bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred: A bachelor’s degree in a related field will be considered;
2. Current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in California;
3. Admission to graduate standing in nursing at the University;
4. A college level course in statistics;
5. A physical assessment course which includes clinical practice, 
6. An upper division or graduate level course in pathophysiology;
7. An upper division community health nursing course with lab for non-BSN applicants;
8. An overall GPA of 3.0 or better in the undergraduate program.

Advancement to Candidacy

1. Satisfy the general University requirements for advancement to candidacy;
2. Completion of all undergraduate deficiencies;
3. Approval of the school graduate director and Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services.

Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 30-48 units in approved upper division and graduate courses;
2. An overall GPA of 3.0 or better.

Additional Requirements

Criminal background check and drug screening, health insurance, immunizations, and malpractice insurance are required for enrollment in the School of Nursing. 

Core Courses